Replacing front wheel studs on 105/115?

[Dana Loomis <dloomis@domain.elided>]

Kevin in Knoxville wrote: 
> I recently upgraded the rear axle on my '71 berlina to a late model LSD
>unit.  I have also purchased new studs so that all 4 wheels will have studs
>that are the conventional right-hand (clockwise to tighten) threads.   My
>question: What is the proper method to remove and replace the left hand
>threads remaining on the driver's side front hub?    Can I bash them out of
>the front rotor with my good old Thor brass sledge hammer, or do they need
>to be pressed out with a hydraulic ram?  

A hammer is usually enough to get the studs out.  You can try it, and if it
doesn't work, have someone press them out.  The studs aren't pressed into
the rotor, by the way, but into the hub. 

Dana Loomis
71 1750 GTV
72 2000 GTV

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